Reader William Yurasko recently pointed me toward something very cool on YouTube: the full broadcast (shown above) of a 1967 softball game between a team of MLB all-stars and a …
Category: History
A Unique Uniform Modification
Click to enlarge I always loved watching George Brett hit. The sweet swing, the big chaw of tobacco, the sense that he could wake up at 3am and knock a …
Revisiting a Favorite Topic: the 1976 Braves’ NickNOBs
Back in 2012, I posted a series of entries in which I tried to nail down the specifics on the nickNOBs worn by the 1976 Braves, which had been the …
Scipio Spinks: The Lone White-Shod Cardinal
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Wally Campbell, who’s written an excellent piece about the one St. Louis Cardinals player to wear white shoes in 1972. Wally …
Charlie Finley Would’ve Been Proud (if he’d been born yet)
Last summer I did a post on Craig Brown’s excellent Threads of Our Game site, which aims to be a Dressed to the Nines-style database for pre-1900 baseball uniforms. Craig …
A Look at White MLB Helmets
Reader Leo Strawn Jr. recently sent me the photo you see above, which shows Reds greats Davey Concepcion and Johnny Bench wearing white helmets! It was striking to see, but …
A Cornucopia of Uni Goodness in One Photo
Reader Leo Strawn Jr. recently sent me this photo of Pete Rose, which I hadn’t seen before. Pretty sure it’s from 1963. There’s so much going on here! Let’s go …
Jets-Setter
Reader Bill Kellick recently pointed me toward Connie Scouts.com, which is a site devoted to Connie Nicholas Carberg, who in 1976 was hired by the Jets to become the NFL’s …
Restoring Baseball … (Magazine)
By Phil Hecken You fine folks are all familiar with Bruce Menard, who has provided literally dozens (if not hundreds) of superb wire service photos which Paul has featured on …
Kinda Sketchy
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken A few weeks ago, a gentleman with whom I’ve worked on articles for Uni Watch before, Mark Anderson, and who posts on Twitter as …
Days of Yore, Part III
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk Last Saturday, Jim and I brought you the second in a short series of articles called Days of Yore, in which we argued for …
Days of Yore – Part II
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk Last Sunday, Jim and I brought you the first in a short series of articles called Days of Yore, in which we argued for …
Days of Yore – Part I
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk A couple of weeks ago, an article written by Ben Cosman appeared on MLB’s Cut4 entitled “Reminisce with us: Which uniforms of yore should …
Uniform Histories of the Patriots and Seahawks
By Phil Hecken Today’s the big day — Super Bowl XLIX is on. As in prior years, the focus of this post will be the uniform histories of the two …
A Newly Discovered Quirk in Twins Design History
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from uniform designer/historian Todd Radom, who’s discovered a heretofore undocumented chapter in MLB logo history. ”” PL] By Todd …